My son, B., has a close friend, G., and a class mate, M. They are all eight years old.
It has come to my attention that M. has offered G. money, if G. would hit himself. G. did and used the money to ...

A mom at my daughter's school told me that her son told her that my 6-year-old daughter told him that she doesn't like herself and wants to kill herself.
I'm really not sure how to approach this with ...

We have a lot of conflicts with our son (now 7 years old, but this was not different the years before). One common situation is: there is a conflict between him and my wife (and I'm not involved or ...

My 5-year-old is struggling to concentrate for more than a brief period of time and is falling behind the other kids in her kindergarten class. When she does concentrate for a few minutes she's able ...

My 6 year old just started first grade, but to our surprise he was assigned to a different class from his former (from last year) classmates.
The ones that did not transfer schools at least, but he ...

First- if anyone has a better title suggestion after reading this feel free to edit. I had a hard time formulating a brief description.
My oldest son is the result of a failed relationship that ended ...

I have a 6 year old who will be 7 in less than 6 months. She has always been a very smart girl... She went to preschool for 3 years. She was very close to the teacher (since she was an infant) so I ...

Our eight year old daughter writes well for her age, and has produced some really spectacular pieces in class. She's not terribly interested in writing for fun at home, though. When she does, what she ...

I have a 5 year old that is very very very sociable. I am being a generous here. I have tried to explain to him in simple terms that not everyone is good and that he can't go up to everyone he sees ...

My son turned seven two months ago, and will begin his second year in elementary school after this summer.
Yesterday he received a love letter by one of his class mates, a girl of the same age. She ...

A is parent of B, let's say in primary school age. A invents fake profiles of n realistic, inspiring characters and starts sending anonymous letters from each of these n characters to B, at different ...

This question was motivated by seeing a 6 or 7 year old girl jogging with her mom today. I was in slow moving traffic so I know she ran at least 2.5 miles (the distance between the lights causing said ...

What are the effects of teacher job share on pupil attainment, at UK primary school level (age approx 4 to 11)?
In the UK, most pupils have a single teacher for all subjects at this age (rather than ...

Kids at 5 tend to be more playful and active. I want to find out if there are proven ways to inculcate the habit of concentration from such a young age, which will help the kid not only at school but ...

One time, when my wife was doing homework with my 6-year-old son, he did not want to do something so she couldn't take it and she slightly yelled at him. I sat down with him and he told me that "He's ...

My 6 yr old has had a loose tooth for months now. it refuses to fall out. And shes tried her hardest to pull it out. her adult tooth is visible now. will she have crooked teeth if I,dont get the loose ...

Crazy sports parents. How do you deal with them?
I've heard of everything from parents screaming obscenities at players on the opposing team, their own team, or even their own kids, to actual fights ...

Our 8 year old daughter has always been a picky eater - even as a baby we had a hard time convincing her to try different baby foods. We assumed she'd grow out of it, but it hasn't happened and it's ...

My son is 8 years old and in second grade. as the school year progresses his attitude and behavior is declining rapidly. It started out that he was a class clown. always talking and making jokes. Then ...

My 8 year old daughter takes 3 melatonin just to be able to sleep,
goes to bed at 830, reads till ten,wakes at 6. what to do? she seems well rested,
but is getting two hours less than regulation, at 8 ...